Chapter 1434 - The Horn of Counterattack (1/2)

Secondary Dimension World, World Tree Civilization Control Area, Tree King Palace.

The moment his mental connection with Hayleen was cut off, and the Ancestral Tree King knew that she had been sealed by Black Star. He closed his eyes silently with a gloomy expression. “What should we do?” The Fortitude Tree King looked over and asked with a complicated tone.

The Ancestral Tree King pressed his brows as his expression changed. There was frustration, disappointment, and regret.

After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes again and spoke with a helpless and weak expression.

“… Retract all the troops outside and return to the secondary dimensional zone. All troops are to protect the mother tree.”

“Are we giving up on the invasion?” “Now is not the time to consider how to invade the enemy. It’s time to guard against the enemy’s counterattack.”

The Ancestral Tree King’s expression was grave, and a hint of unwillingness flashed through his eyes.

The coordinates of the mother tree’s main body had been exposed. If it had been an ordinary opponent, the World Tree Civilization would not have been so flustered. They could have sealed the dimension and deployed a large number of troops to guard it. Even if the enemy wanted to attack the mother tree’s main body, they would have to cross countless lines of defense.

However, the three Universal Civilizations happened to be able to counter this tactic. The Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device could ignore any space blockade and pass through any defensive line. Once the coordinates of the mother tree were exposed, it would give the three Universal Civilizations a chance to raid their home.

The Ancestral Tree King did not dare take the risk and had no choice but to withdraw all his troops to protect the mother tree’s main body. The attack and defense had already changed, and now it was his turn to worry about the three Universal Civilizations’ invasion.

In the eyes of the Ancestral Tree King, this method was like quenching his thirst with poison. Even if he could defeat the armies of disappointment, and regret.

After a moment of silence, he opened his eyes again and spoke with a helpless and weak expression.

“…Retract all the troops outside and return to the secondary dimensional zone. All troops are to protect the mother tree.”

“Are we giving up on the invasion?” “Now is not the time to consider how to invade the enemy. It’s time to guard against the enemy’s counterattack.”

The Ancestral Tree King’s expression was grave, and a hint of unwillingness flashed through his eyes.

The coordinates of the mother tree’s main body had been exposed. If it had been an ordinary opponent, the World Tree Civilization would not have been so flustered. They could have sealed the dimension and deployed a large number of troops to guard it. Even if the enemy wanted to attack the mother tree’s main body, they would have to cross countless lines of defense.

However, the three Universal Civilizations happened to be able to counter this tactic. The Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device could ignore any space blockade and pass through any defensive line. Once the coordinates of the mother tree were exposed, it would give the three Universal Civilizations a chance to raid their home.

The Ancestral Tree King did not dare take the risk and had no choice but to withdraw all his troops to protect the mother tree’s main body. The attack and defense had already changed, and now it was his turn to worry about the three Universal Civilizations’ invasion.

In the eyes of the Ancestral Tree King, this method was like quenching his thirst with poison. Even if he could defeat the armies of the three Universal Civilizations time and time again, the Pivotal Snake was completely controlled by Black Star and could locate the mother tree’s body at any time. It was equivalent to the World Tree never having a day of peace. The Ancestral Tree King could not think of a way to turn the tables. The civilization had been growing for so long, and he did not know how long it had been since they fell into such a desperate situation.

After hunting so many civilizations, they had finally met a tough opponent.

“Is there really no other way?” the Fortitude Tree King asked softly. “Yes, and it’s very simple. As long as we kill Black Star, everything will be solved.” The Ancestral Tree King was expressionless.

“…If I could kill him, I would have done so long ago.” Fortitude Tree King had a bitter expression.

“Therefore, the war is no longer in our hands. The long-term strategy has already lost its executional environment. The only thing we can do now is to react accordingly.”

The Ancestral Tree King’s tone was bitter. At this point, he did not know where his fate was going

The order of the Tree King was transmitted to all the officers through the mental network. Regardless of whether they were shocked, panicked, or unwilling, all the officers obediently followed the order.

The World Tree fleet that had stirred up trouble within the three Universal Civilizations retreated in batches, and the army stationed outside the Flickering World also abandoned their strongholds and left using wormholes.

The sudden withdrawal of the World Tree left many reinforcements of the Galactic Alliance Army in dismay. Many people were confused and did not know what the World Tree was doing

This information was quickly passed on and attracted the attention of the upper echelons.

In the Strategic Command of the Galactic Alliance Army, an emergency meeting was underway.

The remote projections of the three Universal Civilizations’ leaders were present. They received a report from the Adviser Department and were very surprised. They attended the meeting together and listened to the military analyze the reason for the World Tree’s withdrawal.

“The World Tree clearly had the initiative and could harass and devour our territory as much as they wanted, but now, it suddenly stopped invading. Not only that, even the armies outside the Flickering World border have been retracted. This situation is quite strange, and we don’t know the reason. What do you guys think?”

Commander Simon’s tone was grave.

Everyone present had a serious look on their faces as they stared at the virtual strategic sand table.

They would not be optimistic that the World Tree retreating was a good thing. From their perspective, there had to be a reason behind such an unreasonable action.

From the military’s perspective, the World Tree was most likely going to cause trouble, but they did not know the enemy’s target, so the atmosphere was rather tense, and the air was filled with anxiety.

Teny knocked on the table and said with a deep voice, “According to the calculations of the General Staff, the sudden withdrawal of the World Tree might be a ploy to mislead our judgment. An unknown large-scale military operation is brewing behind our backs, and the target is likely to be our Central Galaxy, the mother planet of the three Universal Civilizations!”

Hearing this, everyone’s expression became even more serious.

“In that case, we must continue to strengthen the defenses of our mother planet! The World Tree has retreated at the edge of the storm, and the plan they have is definitely not a simple formality. If we relax, they might really succeed!”

Simon’s expression was solemn, and his voice was firm.

This time, an Arcane Church’s officer hesitated for a moment before saying, “Does no one think that something might have happened within the World Tree?”

The Pope turned to look at him and solemnly replied, “We cannot place our hopes on the enemy’s own problems. We have to consider the worst-case scenario first.”

At this moment, the President of the Federation, Louis, pondered and said, “There must be a reason for the World Tree to retreat. Could it be that the traitor secretly leaked some information to the World Tree, causing them to make a new decision?”

As soon as he said that, the expressions of all the officers turned solemn.

In the past half a year, the three Universal Civilizations had been resisting the invasion of the World Tree while investigating the traitors internally. There were many suspects, but there was no way to confirm the culprit.

Under the pressure of the enemy, the three Universal Civilizations did not dare to wantonly engage in the senseless slaughter of those suspected. The cooperation between the Galactic Alliance Army was not easy to come by, and they were also afraid of causing internal unrest by wrongly accusing their innocent allies.

Marbruce agreed. “This is also a possibility. The existence of traitors is still an unstable factor, and it’s most likely to lead to all kinds of variables.”

“We still have to come up with an effective method to expose the traitor,” the Pope emphasized.

Just as everyone was discussing, another remote projection suddenly appeared in the conference room.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Black Star.

“Yo, the meeting has already started. Looks like you guys didn’t wait for me.”

Han Xiao looked around and nodded in acknowledgement to everyone. They nodded back in return.

As one of the pillars of the war, he naturally received an invitation to the meeting. However, in order to confirm the coordinates of the mother tree that the Pivotal Snake sensed, he was delayed for a while.